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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wonderland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wonderland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Wonderland:
    • 44.233414, -68.319461
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wonderland
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Wonderland ...

We found two communities that share the name Wonderland.

Within Maine, the name Wonderland is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Wonderland [Plumas County].
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wonderland [Franklin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wonderland ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Bass Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Harbor
    • Bass Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Harbor <4>
  • Cranberry Isles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
    • Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Frenchboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchboro
    • Frenchboro is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchboro <4>
  • Hall Quarry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
    • Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
  • Otter Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pretty Marsh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
    • Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
  • Seal Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
    • Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <4>
  • Seal Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Harbor
    • Seal Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Harbor <4>
  • Seawall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
    • Seawall is located in Hancock County
  • Swans Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swans Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Island
    • Swans Island is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swans Island <4>

How Far From Wonderland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wonderland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Wonderland and extending to:

  • Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<5> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wonderland to Ellsworth, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,903 miles [6,281.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wonderland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wonderland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wonderland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wonderland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wonderland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2334, Longitude: -68.3195       In this case, the coordinates for Wonderland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wonderland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.996 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.675 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.282 degrees.




 

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